Checkpoint for Thursday 8 September 2022

5:07 PM.A major investigation into police conduct has found officers have been routinely - and illegally - photographing members of the public.

It's also found thousands of pictures of have been stored with… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.The Emergency Management Minister is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment.

Today Kieran McAnulty flew over the… Read more Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Hundreds of Marlborough Sounds residents remain cut off after a storm caused further damage to the remote roading network, for the second time in as many years.

Residents in the worst affected areas… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Nick Kyrgios has wowed the crowds at the US Open in New York. But the Australian tennis star has lost more than a chance to win his first Grand Slam singles title after his quarter final defeat last… Read more Video, Audio

5:28 PM.An investigation has found police were routinely and illegally taking photos and film of children and adults.

Police have accepted some but not all the findings from the inquiry - while the Police… Read more Video, Audio

5:37 PM.People trying to get a New Zealand visitors visa want to know why it's taking so long to get one.

Fewer than one in five visitor visa applications have been approved since August, when the borders… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.The government is actively considering scrapping the traffic light framework completely. The system has guided New Zealand's Covid-19 response since December last year.

But with Covid case numbers… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.The suspect in Canada's stabbing spree in Saskatchewan has died after being arrested. 32-year-old Myles Sanderson led police on a three day man hunt, after 10 people were killed and 18 others injured.

5:51 PM.Amateur enthusiasts and scientists alike are doubling down on efforts to find an elusive meteorite that crashed to earth last week - probably on farmland between Middlemarch and Outram in Otago.

So… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Lower Hutt locals got a large and somewhat furry surprise as they walked on Petone beach this morning.

A leopard seal decided to park up for a nap, and while it seemed relaxed, there was concern… Read more Video, Audio